Bachelor of Science in Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism

The Hospitality and Tourism program provides students with the knowledge they need about the various industry sectors such as restaurants/food services, hotels/resorts, special events/meeting planning, and other tourism businesses.

Students who wish to add another area of specialization may elect a minor in other fields such as accounting and finance, marketing and entrepreneurship, management, and others.

Our program also provides individuals with skills related to leadership, communication, technology, research, and problem solving along with the creativity they need to be excellent professionals.

Combined with work experience, this preparation enables graduates to access enormous professional opportunities in hospitality and tourism companies in the San Francisco Bay area, a highly ranked tourist destination and a major provider of hospitality and tourism services and employment opportunities, and around the world.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students graduating with a B.S. in Hospitality and Tourism from Cal State East Bay will:

• Explain effective and sustainable solutions based on evidence to address challenges faced in the provision of lodging, food services, travel and event management.

• Identify effective leadership and teamwork strategies, management skills, methods to evaluate service quality and meet consumer needs in hospitality and tourism.

• Articulate clearly in both written and oral formats the ethical, philosophical, historical, and administrative foundations of the hospitality and tourism industries.

• Identify techniques that contribute to a culture of dignity and respect in the hospitality and tourism profession

Program Overview

CSU Hospitality and Tourism program strives to meet the needs and wants of hospitality and tourism leaders who seek smart, human-driven, quality, practical-oriented and dedicated individuals to help lead the growth of this dynamic industry.

Graduates have a career in a field characterized as non-routine and exciting. They enjoy opportunities for career advancements, contribute to others’ quality of life, travel, and meet individuals from around the world.

Potential Careers

• Meetings and Events

• Banquet Management

• Convention Sales Management

• Conventions Services Management 

• Meeting Planner 

• Event Coordinator 

• Events Supervisor 

• Wedding Planner 

• Event Planner

•  Meeting Coordinator

Restaurant/Food Service

• Food and Beverage Management 

• Restaurant Management 

• Catering Management 

• Resort/Hotel Food Services Management 

• Beverage Management 

• Kitchen Management 

• Dining Room Management

Lodging

• Rooms Division Management 

• Room Reservations Management 

• Front Desk Management 

• Front Office Management 

• Night Auditor Supervisor 

• Executive Housekeeper 

• Housekeeping Management 

• Employee Services Coordinator 

• Guest Relations Management 

• Guest Services Management 

Tourism/Travel

• Convention Sales Management 

• Convention Services Management Meeting Planner 

• Event Coordinator 

• Convention and Visitors Bureau Management 

• Cruise Director 

• Cruise Ship Coordinator 

• Airline Management